Lucas III, Thomas and Murphy all have unguaranteed deals for next season which is attractive to a team looking to make a trade but cut salary.

The trade would be relatively minor except for Cleveland's interest in acquiring Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star forward Kevin Love and adding him to a starting lineup with All-Stars LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.

USA TODAY Sports reported last week that the Cavaliers showed a willingness to part with rookie forward Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1 overall pick in the June draft, if it meant acquiring Love.

The Timberwolves have been steadfast in their stance when entertaining trade offers. They know what they want and are unwilling to part with Love right now unless they get what they want in return. Minnesota has made it clear that any trade talks with Cleveland for Love include Wiggins. The Cavs were reluctant to include Wiggins in a deal but realize the only way to get Love is to trade Wiggins to Minnesota.

Wiggins has not signed his rookie deal with Cleveland yet, and once he does, he cannot be traded for 30 days. If Wiggins signs soon, the Love-to-Cleveland sage could drag on for at least the next month.